March 2020

Coronavirus: World in ‘uncharted territory’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The WHO insists containment measures can still “push this virus back” The world is in “uncharted territory” on the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Doctors had “never before seen a respiratory pathogen capable of community transmission”, its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said. Deaths globally have now […]

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Hilary Mantel: Royal women’s bodies ‘still perceived as public property’

The long awaited final book in Dame Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy is published this week. The Mirror and The Light follows the final years of Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell. BBC Arts Correspondent Rebecca Jones took the two-time Booker winner to the Tower of London to discuss the last chapter in the epic

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Coronavirus: BA and Ryanair cancel flights as bookings drop

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways and budget rival Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights as demand for travel drops amid fears about the spread of coronavirus. BA is cancelling 226 flights from 16-28 March to destinations including New York, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. Ryanair will cut up to 25% of

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Want To Help Prevent The Spread Of Coronavirus? Take Care Of Yourself.

You can’t turn on the news or scroll through social media lately without being hit with the hysteria about the coronavirus. And while we shouldn’t be panicking, Elizabeth Wang, an infectious disease physician with the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center said everyone needs to make an effort to help containing the spread should

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Clare Crawley Becomes The Oldest ‘Bachelorette’ In Show’s History

A 38-year-old woman is about to be the central object of desire on a nationally televised, zeitgeisty reality TV dating program.  This shouldn’t be a revolutionary ― or even mildly surprising? ― statement, and yet, it kind of is. On Monday, it was announced on “Good Morning America” that the new lead of “The Bachelorette”

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